Washing-machine attachment



May 11 192e.- 1,584,484

M. ED STEWART WASHING MACHINE ATTACHMENT FiledOCl'.. 51. 1923 (z 7m 2Q' /Lmessf y a e @wm Patented May 11, 1926.

Uhl t il E D ST TE S MARY ELIZABETH STEW'ART, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WASHING-MACHINE ATTACHMENT.

Application `tiled October 31, 1523.

llil'y invention relates to laundry apparatus such as 'washing machines and has more particular application to a rinsing attachment for wishing machines of the oscillating type.

Alt is one of the objects of my invention to provide novel and convenient means whereby soiled articles may be hung pendant 'within the machine and the soiluge rinsed oil prior to the actual washing operation. 'llo this end I have provided a bracket or holder upon which device are mounted and removably retained the soiled articles during the rinsing operation and which, when not in use for the rinsing of the articles, may be removed or may be moved into such a position that it will be out of the way when the machine is being used for norn'ial laundry purposes. A Further objects of my invention reside in providing a structure of `the above character that may be readily c ctached from, or attached to the cover or similar convenient portion of the washing machine. It is also an object of my invention to provide a device tha simple in instruction so that it will not materially add to the cost of the washing machine and which may be sold as a separate 'article and readily attached to machines already in use.

@ther objects will be apparent to persons skilled in the art after an understanding of my invention is had, and I prefer to carry out my invention and accomplish said objects in substantially the following manner.

Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings that form a part of this specification and which illustrate a typical or preferred embodiment of my invention.

In the drawings Figure l is a fragmentary section of a washing machine showing my invention in use.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof on line 2%2, Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary section.

Fig. Ll is a schematic sectional view of a washing machine showing the front wall of the support removed.

In the drawings, I have employed similar refe-rence characters to designate like parts wherever they occur throughout the several views, and by'referring to the drawings it will be seen that I have mounted my attachment upon the cover 10 of a washing machine body ll, which cover is a plate hav- Seral No. 671,930.

ing a downwardly extending flange l2 depending from the under surface thereof in order to snugly fit the opening in the tub or body. 'Upon this flange at the end portions of the cover, I provide a pair of tubular bearings or arbors 13 to receive the ends of the rinsing attachment. The washing inachine body Il is of the oscillating type. that may be operated by any suitable mechanism and is mounted within a rectangular housing X, the lower corners of which are provided with casters or rollers Y to .permit of ready portability. For convenience I have illustrated a cran'lr or handle Z extended vfrom one of the trunnions V of the tub or body for ready manual operation of the structure.

The attachment preferably comprises an elongated straight piece of wire 141 having its ends bent laterally to provide open arms l5, and the outer ends 16 thereof are also bent laterally to provide trunnions Athat are removably inserted in the tubular bearings I3. It will be seen that the holder thus described is of a flattened U-shape i ith the ends of the arms of the U terminating adjacent 'the flange l2 at the ends of the cover. Mounted upon the stralght'portion lil of the holder is a plurality of clothes-pin clips 1"? preferably of the two-jaw spring acting type. There may be any number of the spring clothes-pins I7 as may be desired, and they are preferably free to move upon the straight wire lei, although they may be so mounted as to be maintained at definite locations. It will be understood, of course, that any convenient manner of mounting may be employed, and the clothes-pins may be of diderent types than those shown in the drawings.

l/Vhen it is desired to rinse badly soiled articles, their edges are clamped between the jaws of the clothes-pins and allowed to hang pendant into the tub or body of the washer. `When the body is oscillated the water within the same will be dashed upon and surged against the articles until they have been rinsed to the desired extent, after which the water may be readily withdrawn from the tub or body and fresh water and suds for the washing operation may be thereafter placed in the body in the usual manner of laundry work. After the washing operation has been completed the articles may be readily disconnected from the pins 17 and ren moved from the washer.

l/Vhen it is desired to utilize the washing machine for the ordinary 'form of laundry work the wire holder 14 together with the clothes-pins may be removed by withdrawing the lateral ends or trunnions 16 from their tubular bearings, or the structure may be moved up against the under-side oi the cover plate and one or more of the pins clamped to or engaged' with a lateral projecn tion 18 that may be made from the flange 12 along either of the longitudinal edges of the cover. This will maintain the structure flat against the under-side orp the cover and will not interfere with the ordinary washing op eration.

It will be obvious that other types of clothes-pins than those herein illustrated may be employerL-in fact, any suitable means may be utilized in order to secure the articles being rinsed in a pendent manner from the upper portion of the tub or washer body where they will be subjected to the surging action of the water 'in the tub or washingemachine body. Also it will be obvious that the rinsing attachment may be a permanent portion of the washing machine instead of a removable device connected with the cover member. Such modiiication or reiinements of my invention are fully contemplated as coming within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a support, an oscillating washing machine body mounted thereon having an opening in its upper portion for access to the interior thereof, a closure for said opening7 tubular arbors mounted horizontally at opposite ends of said closure, a U-shaped hanger the ends of the parallel arms of which are provided with lateral trunnions that are removably positioned in said arbors whereby said hanger is disposed pendent within said oscillating body, and spring clips mounted upon the member connecting the arms ot said hanger from which clips articles are pendently hung and subjected to the action of the water when said body is oscillated.

2. The combination with a support, an oscillating washing machine body mounted thereon having an opening in its upper portion for access to the interior thereof, a closure for said opening, tubular arbors mounted horizontally at opposite ends of said closure, a U-shaped hanger the ends of the parallel arms of which are provided with lateral trunnions that are removably positioned in said arbors whereby said hanger is disposed pendent within said oscillating body, spring clips mounted upon the member connecting the arms of said hanger from which clips articles are pendently hung and subjected to the action of the water when said body is oscillated, and a spring lip upon a transverse portion of said closure, whereby said hanger may be positioned fiat against said closure and maintained in such position during movement of said body.

Signed at Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 17th day of October, 1923.

MARY ELIZABETH STEWART; 

